Sony Clie PEG-NX70V (Silver) Handheld
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony Clie PEG-NX70V (Silver) Handheld
Customer Review: Great! More memory!
Summary: 4 Stars
Love it. I think it is right sized and priced for the basic features: largest screen, MP3 play, camera, etc.Camera-Initially I wasn't that psyched but I found it great when traveling. I can take photos/movies casually and I can swap photos by e-mail with my wife. Resolution and quality aren't super but they are right for this device.
Voice recorder is easy to use and works well. Recording from my pocket I can hear people throughout a meeting room.
Memory-you need to buy a couple of memory sticks. At least 256M x 2. Keep one with just music and the other with photos and any apps you can move out of system memory. System memory should be 16M larger (you get 11M useable). The problem arises when you load up software to browse web, e-mail, etc. with your WLAN card--internal memory is filled completely and no workspace remains. I don't think you could even load all the applications included if you wanted to. Many of the apps software can only run internally so you end out with this great device and cool features that are useable only by carefully loading/unloading/arranging the memory--not for the average Joe.
Sony charges extra for web tech support/training. Manual covers the PDA nicely but the massive amount of software included and needed to use the features is not covered by the manual.
File system is primitive because Palm really didn't need a file system--each app was one file on internal memory. Now, that's all changed. For example, you could have movies on internal memory or on memory stick and in a folder of your own or of the application. Sometimes it won't play a movie because there is no way to navigate and it doesn't look everywhere for files. You will just have to keep moving it around until you find the right spot.
WLAN sucks the battery down. There is no hope of working all day, maybe a few hours. Also, it sticks out. Really should have 802.11a/b/g built-in to a package the size of the NX70V and it should run for a long meeting.
What's missing? Should have a vibrator alert, should have 16M more memory, should be 400MHz (just to match Palm), MS Import should be bidirectional (memory stick<-->PC), should have Expense, should rotate any photo it can view (rotation limited to smaller ones). A silk screen should be included with addition of launcher buttons for Datebook, Address, To Do, and Memos. Future generations will probably need a flash to make the camera more useable. Also, Sony should sell a USB synch and charge cable.
Customer Review: Great hardware, PC software needs work
Summary: 4 Stars
The Clie NX70 is a bigger (320x480), brighter palm-OS based PDA with a lot more -- exactly what you'd expect from a Sony. Navigation among applications can be done with the traditional touch interface, pull downs, buttons directly to core functions or with the selector wheel.Data input is done through graffiti or the built-in keyboard. I found the keyboard somewhat useful for quick jobs, especially while I've been learning the weirder letters in "graffiti," but any time I had to do upper case, punctuation or numbers, it's a pain because there are odd key combinations or locations.
The audio player works well, but you really need additional memory, otherwise you're limited to one mp3. Memory expansion is through Sony's memory stick format, which is unfortunately limited to 128Mb (compared compact flash, which can go higher). There is an additional compact flash slot, but it only supports Sony's network card.
The camera is a novelty and, in my opinion, not worth the additional 100 bucks over the NX60 model. Pictures max out at 640x400 and require perfect lighting. Any movement and you get blur.
The remote control is truly cool and supports Sony and select non-Sony TVs, stereos, DVD players and VCRs. It was really easy to set this up to control my hodge-podge entertainment center with a 12-year old RCA TV and a 8-year old Magnavox VCR.
The biggest weakness is in the PC software supplied. The installation program is a demo sheild front-end, and presents you with over two dozen things you can install on the CLIE or your PC. It's really confusing and requires administrative priveleges on your Windows box -- this presents some difficulty in an environment where my IT department has things locked down.
Installation of the core Palm desktop on Windows XP directed me to Sony's site for an unspecific patch that I never could find. (Indeed, finding software updates was at least a half dozen clicks away.)
After the Palm desktop was installed, I was faced with a laundry list of additional options, with no guide as to what was important. For example, a really important one: Windows XP also needed the memory stick driver operating so it would recognize the stick as removable storage when the Clie was connected. On the other hand, there was also a lot of clutter like "8 ways to relieve stress."
Customer Review: A power toy
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't want to repeat what others have said aplenty about the NX70V. I just want to provide a quick perspective from a casual user.My overall impression is it's a power user's toy, and I'm very pleased with the built-in VGA-resolution camera, which has fast refreshing speed and high image quality. Sony packs in tons of features on this model, which makes the interface a little too cluttered and too busy. Palm OS is meant to be a simple and elegant experience, but the NX70V is rather daunting especially to the first-time user. The number of features and functions is just overwhelming, obscuring the ease-of-use trumpeted by Palm. And once you start using all the multimedia features, kiss good-bye to battery life: you'd better carry the charger with you at all times.
Would I want to own this nice PDA with everything but a built-in sink? Yes. But would I pay such a high price? Nope. I'm really happy with my [the brand I own], which has a better screen and a less stressful user interface and costs only half as much.
Customer Review: Good not Great
Summary: 4 Stars
I think it's pointless to go on and on when writing a review so I'm gonna keep this short:The Sony clie peg-nx70v is one wonderful piece of equipment.
I found that I extremely liked some of it's features like the compact design with the rotating screen, the thumb keyboard, the icon lay out, the camera/video recorder, and the voice recorder.
However, I rate it only good not great because of the annoying weight, how prone it is to being damaged, it's batery which tends to die rather quickly, and it's price.
Overall, I recomend the Sony clie peg-nx70v to most anybody!
Customer Review: Complete, midi and fun
Summary: 4 Stars
Even if you need to be precise in the manipulation, this clie has every thing you dream to use on a pocket size multimedia computer.Excell sheet, word, video, music,...
A great tool for people involved in audiovisuel field.